There have been many days that changed the world but 9/11 was one that changed it in a way that is beyond return. Even decades after the day it actually occurred on September 11, 2001, the world is still talking about it.
There are also occasionally additional things that are added to that day, and they can really change our perspective of how things happened. That is what was seen recently when a man released footage of the collapse of the Twin Towers from a new angle.
Kei Sugimoto is the man who took the footage but he didn’t share it with anyone for 22 years. He recently decided, however, that it should be shared with the world.
19 members of an Al Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four planes on September 11, 2001. Two of those planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC and a fourth plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
When Kei Sugimoto was going through some old boxes he discovered videotapes. Those tapes had been sitting in a closet for a long time and he discovered footage of what happened on 9/11, that he captured on an old Sony camera. He was concerned that they had deteriorated so he digitized the footage and that is where the new perspective came in.
He was on the roof of the building at 64 St. Mark’s Place in New York City when he filmed the collapse of the Twin Towers. It was seen from the north, which is not something that we usually see.
You can watch as the towers are almost hidden in black smoke before they collapse. The footage reminds many people of just how serious of a day it was.
People are discussing the footage and what happened on that day on social media since its release. Many said that they were surprised that new footage of the collapse could show up years after it happened.
Then again, you need to think about the importance of historical records and how there may be history hiding in people’s addicts or basements, just waiting to be found.
Kei Sugimoto’s footage of the collapse of the Twin Towers also provides a unique view that helps to foster communication among those who still talk about that day.
You can see it for yourself in this video: